Data deduplication through NAS

Data deduplication through NAS is a process that is going to enhance the data storage capacity of your Network Attached Storage otherwise known as NAS. In this method of data compression duplicated files or iterations of similar data files is removed from storage so that the utilization of storage data can be optimized. During the process of deduplication, an analysis is run through NAS identifying the unique storage files which are then stored. Amount of data is greatly reduced because of the same byte pattern repeating itself in dozens of manner in earlier storage pattern. In NAS based storage whether it is a regular data storage or backup data storage, the most common practice of data deduplication is done by comparing large portions of data in order to find out duplicates of each other which are then transferred into single data file while deleting all the concerned twin files. Data deduplication comes with various benefits of its own like

• Lower cost of storage
• Time Saving
• Reduced Network Traffic
• Enhanced Security

NAS has been adopted both by new entrepreneurs and SMEs around the globe both for their cheap price tags and as a handy source of data storage. Data deduplication feature of NAS devices increases the value of both of these attracting points of NAS by reducing the shadow and duplicate data to make space for new data. At Whitehats we have all the expertise in installing NAS devices both as network storage and data backup device. We make sure that data deduplication services are provided to our clients as well no matter which vendor/manufacturer they have preferred to use the devices from. Our IT engineering team of aces will make sure that your NAS devices don’t get choked with useless copies of similar data by performing data deduplication practices on your NAS.